diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
index f41a2c9e92c5b..486a5f914d342 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
@@ -191,61 +191,85 @@ static void grpc_request_call_stack_cleanup(request_call_stack* st) {
   grpc_call_details_destroy(&st->details);
 }
 
-/* call-seq:
-   server.request_call
+struct server_request_call_args {
+  grpc_rb_server* server;
+  grpc_completion_queue* call_queue;
+  request_call_stack st;
+};
+
+static VALUE grpc_rb_server_request_call_try(VALUE value_args) {
+  struct server_request_call_args* args =
+      (struct server_request_call_args*)value_args;
 
-   Requests notification of a new call on a server. */
-static VALUE grpc_rb_server_request_call(VALUE self) {
-  grpc_rb_server* s = NULL;
   grpc_call* call = NULL;
-  grpc_event ev;
-  grpc_call_error err;
-  request_call_stack st;
-  VALUE result;
-  void* tag = (void*)&st;
-  grpc_completion_queue* call_queue =
-      grpc_completion_queue_create_for_pluck(NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline;
+  void* tag = (void*)&args->st;
+
+  args->call_queue = grpc_completion_queue_create_for_pluck(NULL);
+  grpc_request_call_stack_init(&args->st);
 
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(self, grpc_rb_server, &grpc_rb_server_data_type, s);
-  if (s->wrapped == NULL) {
-    rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "destroyed!");
-    return Qnil;
-  }
-  grpc_request_call_stack_init(&st);
   /* call grpc_server_request_call, then wait for it to complete using
    * pluck_event */
-  err = grpc_server_request_call(s->wrapped, &call, &st.details, &st.md_ary,
-                                 call_queue, s->queue, tag);
+  grpc_call_error err = grpc_server_request_call(
+      args->server->wrapped, &call, &args->st.details, &args->st.md_ary,
+      args->call_queue, args->server->queue, tag);
   if (err != GRPC_CALL_OK) {
-    grpc_request_call_stack_cleanup(&st);
     rb_raise(grpc_rb_eCallError,
              "grpc_server_request_call failed: %s (code=%d)",
              grpc_call_error_detail_of(err), err);
-    return Qnil;
   }
 
-  ev = rb_completion_queue_pluck(s->queue, tag,
-                                 gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME), NULL);
+  grpc_event ev = rb_completion_queue_pluck(
+      args->server->queue, tag, gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME), NULL);
   if (!ev.success) {
-    grpc_request_call_stack_cleanup(&st);
     rb_raise(grpc_rb_eCallError, "request_call completion failed");
-    return Qnil;
   }
 
   /* build the NewServerRpc struct result */
-  deadline = gpr_convert_clock_type(st.details.deadline, GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME);
-  result = rb_struct_new(
-      grpc_rb_sNewServerRpc, grpc_rb_slice_to_ruby_string(st.details.method),
-      grpc_rb_slice_to_ruby_string(st.details.host),
-      rb_funcall(rb_cTime, id_at, 2, INT2NUM(deadline.tv_sec),
-                 INT2NUM(deadline.tv_nsec / 1000)),
-      grpc_rb_md_ary_to_h(&st.md_ary), grpc_rb_wrap_call(call, call_queue),
-      NULL);
-  grpc_request_call_stack_cleanup(&st);
+  gpr_timespec deadline =
+      gpr_convert_clock_type(args->st.details.deadline, GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME);
+  VALUE result =
+      rb_struct_new(grpc_rb_sNewServerRpc,
+                    grpc_rb_slice_to_ruby_string(args->st.details.method),
+                    grpc_rb_slice_to_ruby_string(args->st.details.host),
+                    rb_funcall(rb_cTime, id_at, 2, INT2NUM(deadline.tv_sec),
+                               INT2NUM(deadline.tv_nsec / 1000)),
+                    grpc_rb_md_ary_to_h(&args->st.md_ary),
+                    grpc_rb_wrap_call(call, args->call_queue), NULL);
+  args->call_queue = NULL;
   return result;
 }
 
+static VALUE grpc_rb_server_request_call_ensure(VALUE value_args) {
+  struct server_request_call_args* args =
+      (struct server_request_call_args*)value_args;
+
+  if (args->call_queue) {
+    grpc_rb_completion_queue_destroy(args->call_queue);
+  }
+
+  grpc_request_call_stack_cleanup(&args->st);
+
+  return Qnil;
+}
+
+/* call-seq:
+   server.request_call
+
+   Requests notification of a new call on a server. */
+static VALUE grpc_rb_server_request_call(VALUE self) {
+  grpc_rb_server* s;
+
+  TypedData_Get_Struct(self, grpc_rb_server, &grpc_rb_server_data_type, s);
+  if (s->wrapped == NULL) {
+    rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "destroyed!");
+  }
+
+  struct server_request_call_args args = {.server = s, .call_queue = NULL};
+
+  return rb_ensure(grpc_rb_server_request_call_try, (VALUE)&args,
+                   grpc_rb_server_request_call_ensure, (VALUE)&args);
+}
+
 static VALUE grpc_rb_server_start(VALUE self) {
   grpc_rb_server* s = NULL;
   TypedData_Get_Struct(self, grpc_rb_server, &grpc_rb_server_data_type, s);